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APPARATUS FOR STORING 0R CARRYING ANGLERS ARTIFICIAL I'LIES.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1902.

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No. 753,309. PATENTED MAR-1,1904.

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APPARATUS FOR STORING 0R CARRYING ANGLERS ARTIFICIAL PLIES.

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- GEORGE narioxnsn, or ALTRINCHAM, ENGLAND.

' APPARATU S FOR STORING 0R CARRYING ANGLERS ARTlFlClAl. FLIES.

SPEGIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent N0. 753,309, dated March 1,1904.

Application filed ll 28, 1902.

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus forStoring or Carrying Anglers Artificial Flies Mounted on Gut, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is designed to provide a case or receptacle for storingor carrying anglers artlficlal flies and hooks mounted on gut in such away that the gut lines are held straight V or not curled into a loop andso that each fly and its gut line can be separately removed and, if needbe, replaced without interfering with, removing, or disturbing any ofthe others.

It consists, essentially, of a case or box constructed with one, two, ormore sets of elastic or spring flaps or clips hinged thereto, which restupon and hold the gut lines of the hooks stretched between them.

The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the box or case with the lid open, showingthe flies and gut lines in position therein. Fig. 2 is a trans versesection of same on line 3/ Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section ofsame on line a; to, Fig. 1; Fig. 4, perspective view of one clip. Fig. 5is an elevation of box or case with the lid open, showing a modifiedform of clips for retaining the gut lines, partly in section. Fig. 6 isa transverse section on the line a e of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an endelevation of one of the retaining-clips.

The case or box A is made of sheet metal, wood, leather, or othersuitable material, and into it are fixed two parallel rows of elastic orspring clips B, one near either end, by which the gut lines (3 of theflies D and hooks d are held straight or stretched without any curl orloop therein. Should the gut lines G be longer than the case, they maybe doubled back to the other end. of the case and secured at the end byanother clip. hen in position and not required, they are iuclosed by thelid A, which shuts over them. 1 I

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4 I attach to the base of thebox or case A at either end a soft pad E, preferably made of Serial No.117,321. (No model.)

. rubber, cloth, felt, leather, wood, or other suitable material. Thepad E is held inposition by a plate '0, riveted or otherwise fastened tothe case A, with lugs e projecting at the side. Above the pad E arepivoted elastic or spring clips F, which rest against the'surface of thesoft or elastic pad E with any desired degree of pressure and hold thegut lines between them. The clips F may be held by a metallic, rubber,or other spring. They are formed of loops of brass or other wire pivotedat the ends in eyes in the lugs e, the free ends fprojecting through theeyes resting on metallic springs G, which give the desired amount ofpressure. The springs Gr project upward from the base of the case A,being attached thereto, being preferably cut or stamped from the edgesof a plate g. To insert the gut lines 0 of the flies D, the clips F maybe raised, as in In the construction shown in Figs. 5 to 7 thespring-clips are formed of a number of elastic pads K, preferablycircular, secured upon a rod or spindle is, hinged to the case A. Theelastic pads K are of rubber or other yield: ing material, and thedesired amount of pressure is maintained by a screw k upon the end ofthe rod and a nut 70 The gut lines 0 are secured between each pair ofthe elastic pads, and the flies D can be drawn out as required in alongitudinal direction. To insert the gut lines C, the pressure may beremoved and the pads K separated by unscrewing the nut 7 What I claim asmy invention, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

1. A receptacle for storing and carrying anglers artificial fliescomprising in its construction, a case such as A, an elastic pad at bothends of such case, and spring-clips engaging the elastic pad, wherebyand between which the gut lines are held straight and extended,substantially as described.

2. In a receptacle for storing and carrying anglers artificial flies,the combination with the case A, of the elastic pads E, one placed ateither end of the case A, and the springclips F which rest upon theelastic pads with a certain amount of pressure, and means for applyingthe pressure to the clip, substantially as described.

3. In a receptacle for storing and carrying anglers artificial flies,the combination with the case A of two elastic pads E, means forsecuring same to the case, a plurality of springclips F which rest uponthe elastic pads, means for pivoting the spring-clips, and means forapplying pressure thereto, substantially as described.

4. A spring-clip for securing the gut lines of artificial fliesconstructed with a soft pad, means for securing the pad, a spring-wireresting thereon, and a spring G by which pressure is applied thereto,substantially as described.

witnesses.

' G. A. PICKARD. Witnesses:

J. OWDEN OBRIEN, B. TATHAM VVooDHEAD.

